Reviews: Gator Finishing 40 grit hook and loop sanding discs (5")

Let’s get a couple of things out of the way first: Yes, I start sanding with 40 grit. Yes, this is insane.
I find myself often having to sand out screwups on my projects and the rougher the sanding grit the faster I can sand it out.
I got these discs at Lowe’s. I normally got the Shop Smith 40 grit discs but they were out of them this time. So I bought a 50 pack.
So far I’ve gone at least dozen of them over a period of several months, on different woods.
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